Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre

Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre has been deemed to be performing well overall, receiving a 'Good' rating across all domains, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision. The school is characterized by positive relationships between staff and students, a strong ethos of kindness and respect, and a variety of extracurricular activities which enrich student experience. Although many aspects of the school are commendable, there are areas identified for improvement regarding the consistency of assessment practices and support for weaker readers.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between staff and students
• A well-structured and sequenced curriculum
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• Wide range of extracurricular activities available
• High-level commitment from governance and leadership

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checks on pupil understanding in classrooms
• Lack of a coherent reading strategy for weaker readers
• Insufficient accountability for pupil premium funding use

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre attended 90.8% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 26.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 8.7% of pupils at Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre had 14.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 14.2% of pupils at Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre received £7,747 and spent £7,648 for each of its 1,300 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £272,000 (£209 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre last inspected by Ofsted?

Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre have?

Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre has 1,290 pupils on roll.

What age range does Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre cover?

Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre for pupils aged 12 to 18.

Where is Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre?

Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre is at Briar Mill, C/O Droitwich Spa High School, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, WR9 0AA.